Well, now that detention centres are popularly recognised as the nazi death camps they always have been, Gillard has been trying to force through legislation that would allow the government to ship all new refugee arrivals off to Malaysia, where the government would be able to set up new detention centres for them to enjoy. The idea is that sending all the new arrivals to Malaysia to be processed (jailed) for a few years would deter other folks from attempting to seek refuge in Australia. Which is probably correct.

"Are you concerned, Prime Minister, about what impact this might have on public confidence in its support for the efforts in Afghanistan, when soldiers from the country we’re there to liberate and protect start killing our soldiers?"

It'll hurt jobs... weaken our economy... reduce government spending on infrastructure... possibly drain our mining boom; but if we don't get to a surplus by the arbitrary date we projected we'll have gone back on an election promise!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________You can buy a dream or two to last you all the years, and the only price you'll pay is a heart full of tears.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________You can buy a dream or two to last you all the years, and the only price you'll pay is a heart full of tears.